Many announced data centers may never get built, TechCrunch argues
TechCrunch AI · rss · 2026-11-12
TechCrunch argues that before local opposition, permitting delays, and the scramble for electricity even come into play, the data center boom faces a more basic problem: many of the projects being announced may never be built at all. With billions of dollars in AI infrastructure investment, the gap between announcements and actual construction could be far wider than market expectations.
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